Saturday, July 23, 2011

Mashrou' Leila - Dressesمشروع ليلى - فساتينFasateen

Mashrou' Leila is a Lebanese band. This song is about a guy and a girl who agree to be together just for love's sake, without any of the traditional trappings of marriage and domesticity, but in the end she changes her mind and leaves him.

Mashrou' Leila - Dresses

Do you remember when you told me that you'd love me (the way I am) without money or a house?Do you remember that you used to love me even though I'm not from your religion?Do you remember how it used to be like that?Do you remember when your mom caught me sleeping in your bed, and she told me to forget youAnd we agreed to continue this way without playing any roles or showing off, without any neckties or morning visits (from the ladies) (here we have some cultural things طنطنات is like putting on airs and صبحيات is when the ladies come over to visit and gossip in the morning over coffee. in short, they agree not to do any of the traditional stuff typical of marriage in middle class Lebanese society)

Without any millionsWithout any dresses (I think wedding dresses here, i.e. not traditional)

You took my hand and promised me some revolutionHow could you forget me?You brushed my hair and sent me off to workHowever you brushed, you brushed me the same

You took my hand and promised me some revolutionHow could you forget me?

Do you remember when you told me that you intended to leave me with no money and no house